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Galileo FOC-7 & Galileo FOC-8

Soyuz STB/Fregat

Arianespace

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Galileo FOC-7 & Galileo FOC-8

Type: Communications

The 7th and 8th “Full Operational Capability” satellites will be the 11th and 12th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 6 FOC and 4 IOV spacecraft already in orbit. The Galileo constellation is ESA’s satellite navigation system and is expected to be completed by 2020. Galileo will provide Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.

Trajectory

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Location

Soyuz Launch Complex

Kourou, French Guiana

320 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana.

Soyuz Launch Complex, Kourou, French Guiana

Agency

Arianespace – ASA

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: ASA
  • Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël
  • Founded: 1980
  • Launchers: Ariane | Vega
  • Country: FRA

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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